I've finally chosen the tile for my bathroom remodel and now I realize I have a design conundrum. The wall tiles for the outer (non-shower) walls are a 6 x18 porcelain glazed matte tile which I'd like to install vertically. I have a decorative band which is 4" high and a bullnose cap (probably another 4"). So here's my question: if a normal height for the wall would be 48", but I've only covered just over 44" so far, with 2 courses of the wall tile placed vertically plus the bullnose & decorative, how would you handle the difference? Go 3" shorter? Or add a 3" tile at the base to reach standard height? Cut some of the wall tiles to make a 3 or 4" band of the wall tile at the bottom? I don't know, but that seems like it would look wrong unless the tiles were all offset, and I hadn't planned on that pattern.
Help!